Whip.



F. L. WlNG.

WHIP.

APPLICATION HLED APR.1.1916.

Patented June 20, 1916.

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THF. coLUMmA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

FRANK L. WING, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

WHIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 20, 1916.

Application filed. April 1, 1916. Serial No. 88,187.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK L. IING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in lhips, of which the following is a' specification, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to that type of whips or crops which are preferably utilized as a weapon in warfare, such weapon being carried in the hand of the user, whether such person be on foot or mounted upon a horse or other means of carriage and locomotion.

rIhe object of my invention, among other things, is to provide an improved construction of whip or crop in which there is combined suitable weight together with a maximum of resiliency and flexibility, thereby rendering the whip la serviceable and eiiicient weapon either in defense or in attack.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the construction herein shown.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my whip; Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed view of the material used in forming the whip; and Fig. 3 is a side View similar to Fig. l, showing the whip mounted and secured in the conventional handle.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several figures.

In the present embodiment of my invention, I use a spring steel rod or wire 4 as a central core. About the wire 4 is closely wound the inner concentric coil wire 5, and preferably about the coil wire 5 is likewise wound an outer concentric coil wire 6, as shown in detail in Fig. 2. The coil wires 5 and 6 are preferably made of copper to insure weight without resiliency, and the coil wire 5 is ypreferably of smaller diameter than the steel rod or wire 4 and the outer wire 6, which are preferably of the same size. I then take the combined wire strand structure, as just described, and form a loop handle 7 in the middle portion thereof, and then twist or braid the two strands 8 and 9, so that they form the intertwined or twisted wire strand structure shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The outer ends 10 and 11 are fastened together by the binding wire 12, although various other means of securing the ends 10 and l1 may be employed. The tips 13 and 14 of the steel wire 4 are preferably allowed to project beyond the coil wires 5 and 6, as

shown, to act as spurs; such tips 13 and 14, as shown in Fig. 3, may be bent to extend laterally. If desired, the intertwined or braided whip strands 8 and 9 may be mounted and secured in the handle 15, in lieu of the loop handle 7, to form the butt portion of my whip or crop.

I have shown and described my improved whip as being formed with two wire strands, but it is obvious that three or more such strands may be utilized with the same resulting advantages.

It will be observed that I have constructed a whip or crop in which the flexibility and resiliency are secured through the spring steel rod or wire 4, which can bend freely in any direction, since the coils of the concentrically wound wires 5 and 6 are laterally disposed with reference to the axis of the wire 4. Therefore, such concentric coils permit free play of the wire 4; by means of these non-resilient coil wires, there is also added to the whip the necessary weight, whereby the interwoven wire strand construction, formed as I have set forth, results in a very-formidable weapon in the hand of the user.

I claim as my invention:

1. A whip comprising a plurality of twisted wire strands formed with a resilient core member and a thereabout concentrically coiled member of `non-resilient material.

2. A whip comprising a plurality of twisted wire strands formed with a resilient core member and a thereabout concentrically coiled copper wire.

3. A whip comprising a plurality of twisted wire strands formed with a spring steel core and a thereabout concentrically coiled copper wire.

4. A whip comprising a plurality of twisted wire strands formed with a resilient core member and a plurality of thereabout superimposed concentrically coiled members of non-resilient material.

5. A whip comprising. a plurality of twisted wire strands formed with a resilient core member and a Vplurality of thereabout superimposed concentrically coiled copper wires.

6. A whip comprising a plurality of twisted wire strands formed with a spring steel core and a plurality of thereabout superimposed concentrically coiled copper wlres.

7 A vWhip comprising a plurality of twisted Wire strands formed With a resilient core member and a thereabout concentrically coiled member of non-resilient material, the outer ends of said core members projecting beyond the coils to form spurs.

'8. A `Whip comprising a plurality of ytwisted Wire strands formed with a resilient core member and a thereabout concentrlcally 10,'A 'Whip comprising` a plurality of twisted Wire strands formed with a resilient core member and a plurality of :thereabout superimposed concentrically coiled members of non-resilient material, the outer ends of said core members projecting beyond the coils to form spurs.

11. A Whip comprising a plurality of twisted Wire strands formed with a resilient core member and a plurality of thereabout superimposed concentrically coiled copper Wires, the outer ends of said core members projecting beyond `the coils to form spurs. l2. A Whip comprising a plurality of twisted Wire strands formed with a spring steel core and a plurality of thereabout superimposed concentrically coiled copper Wires,et11e outer ends of said core members projectingbeyond the coils-to form spurs.

FRANK L. WING.

fitnesses A. Ivens, JOHN S. HENRY.

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